Reporting of glenoid bone loss measurement in clinical studies and the need for standardization : a systematic review.

Aims: The amount of glenoid bone loss is an important factor in deciding between soft-tissue and bony reconstruction when managing anterior shoulder instability. Accurate and reproducible measurement of glenoid bone loss is therefore vital in evaluation of shoulder instability and recommending specific treatment. The aim of this systematic review is to identify the range methods and measurement techniques employed in clinical studies treating glenoid bone loss.

Corrigendum to: Tranexamic acid use in a patient with sickle cell disease undergoing posterior scoliosis correction surgery: safely mitigating bleeding and vaso-occlusive crises.

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Augmented compression in exchange nailing for femoral and tibial non-unions accelerates time to radiographic union.

Purpose: Exchange nailing is widely used for the management of aseptic femoral and tibial non-union. Compressive forces markedly reduce strain, increasing rate and incidence of union. Additional compressive forces can be applied to the non-union site by using the design features of some modern nailing systems.

Tranexamic acid use in a patient with sickle cell disease undergoing posterior scoliosis correction surgery: safely mitigating bleeding and vaso-occlusive crises.

A 15-year-old female with 2-year post-menarchal adolescent idiopathic scoliosis and sickle cell disease (SCD) underwent posterior scoliosis correction surgery. SCD is associated with higher rates of surgical complications, and these patients require careful management to prevent vaso-occlusive sickle cell crises (VOSCC); scoliosis correction surgery can be associated with high morbidity and mortality, including significant blood loss. Multiple techniques were employed to successfully prevent VOSCC in this patient including a preoperative transfusion, meticulous haemostasis at osteotomy sites, not performing a costoplasty despite presence of a rib hump, maintenance of intraoperative mean arterial pressure below 70 mmHg, aggressive postoperative hydration and the use of intraoperative tranexamic acid (TXA).

A comparison of anterior knee pain, kneeling pain and functional outcomes in suprapatellar versus infrapatellar tibial nailing.

Introduction: Anterior knee pain and kneeling pain are some of the most common complications following intramedullary nailing of tibial shaft fractures. With the increased uptake of suprapatellar nailing at our institution, we undertook a service evaluation to assess anterior knee pain and kneeling pain in patients who underwent the suprapatellar tibial nailing technique compared with the infrapatellar approach.

Methodology: Data from all consecutive intramedullary tibial nailing operations between January 2014 and July 2017 were analysed from a prospectively collected database.

Severe Neurovascular Compromise Associated with Plastic Deformation of Ulna Elastic Nail Following Forearm Re-fracture.

We present a case of periprosthetic re-fracture of the forearm in a child with previous intramedullary elastic nailing of the ulna and plate fixation of the radius for a both-bone forearm fracture. In-situ plastic deformation of the ulna elastic nail resulted in persistent angulation and subsequent severe neurovascular compromise. The angulation was resistant to emergent attempts at closed manipulation and therefore nail removal, open reduction, and internal fixation were performed.

The accuracy of respiratory rate assessment by doctors in a London teaching hospital: a cross-sectional study.

Respiratory rate (RR) is one of the most sensitive markers of a patient condition and a core aspect of multiple clinical assessment tools. Doctors use a number of methods to assess RR, including formal measurement, and 'spot' assessments, although this is not recommended. This study aimed to assess the accuracy of the methods of RR measurement being used by doctors.